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Depot

/ˈdepɐʉ/

A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.

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📖 Definitions of "Depot"

noun

1
A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.
2
A bus station or railway station.
3
A place where recruits are assembled before being sent to active units.
4
A place for the storage, servicing or upgrade of military hardware.

🔄 Synonyms of "Depot"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
terminusnoun	The end or final point of something.
terminalnoun	A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
storagenoun	(uncountable) The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.
storenoun	(mainly North American) A building (or portion thereof) where items may be purchased.
entrepotnoun	Alternative spelling of entrepôt. [A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre.]
storehousenoun	A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Depot"

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Word	Definition
entrepotnoun	Alternative spelling of entrepôt. [A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre.]
storehousenoun	A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions.
storenoun	(mainly North American) A building (or portion thereof) where items may be purchased.
storagenoun	(uncountable) The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.
terminalnoun	A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
terminusnoun	The end or final point of something.
godownnoun	(India, East Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong) A warehouse.
warehousingnoun	(logistics) The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
warehousenoun	A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer.
stockroomnoun	A room where a store keeps its stock of merchandise.
reservoirnoun	A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
cachenoun	(computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
factorynoun	A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
storeroomnoun	A room used for storage.
lodgingnoun	A place to live or lodge.
machinerynoun	The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
carparknoun	Alternative spelling of car park. [(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hong Kong, India) An outdoor area or a building where cars may be parked.]
depositorynoun	A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation.
arsenalnoun	A stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.
garagenoun	A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.